Pontiac G5 Automobile User Manual


 
/(Remote Start): If your vehicle has the remote
start feature, the RKE transmitter will have a
button with this symbol on it.
To start the vehicle using the remote start feature,
do the following:
1. Aim the transmitter at the vehicle.
2. Press and release the transmitter’s lock
button, then immediately press and hold
the transmitter’s remote start button until the
vehicle’s turn signal lamps flash.
When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will
turn on and remain on while the engine is
running.
3. If it is the first remote start since the vehicle
has been driven, repeat these steps, while the
engine is running, to extend the time by
10 minutes for the engine to continue to run.
After entering the vehicle after a remote start,
insert and turn the key to RUN to drive the vehicle.
The engine will shut off automatically after
10 minutes, unless a time extension has been
done or the vehicle’s key is inserted into the
ignition switch and turned to RUN.
To manually shut off a remote start, do any of the
following. The parking lamps will turn off to
indicate the engine is off.
Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle and
press and release the remote start button.
Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
Turn the ignition switch to RUN and
then LOCK.
Your vehicle’s engine can be started two times,
per ignition cycle, using the transmitter’s remote
start feature.
If the remote start procedure is used again before
the first 10 minute time frame has ended, the
first 10 minutes will immediately expire and
the second 10 minute time frame will start.
The remote vehicle start feature will not operate if
any of the follow occur:
The remote start system is disabled through
the DIC.
The vehicle’s key is in the ignition.
The vehicle’s hood is open.
The hazard warning flashers are on.
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